Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_geniostoma_hirtellum
Kāmakahala
Geniostoma hirtellum
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About Kāmakahala
Kāmakahala (Geniostoma hirtellum) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Kauaʻi evidence
Accepted status, Kauaʻi occurrence, nativity, growth form, and names were audited against the 2026 Smithsonian checklist and linked habit source. Scientific synonyms: Labordia baillonii H. St. John; Labordia cyrtandrae var. nahikuana Sherff; Labordia echitis Baill.; Labordia hirtella H. Mann; Labordia hirtella var. haleakalana Sherff; Labordia hirtella var. hispidior Sherff; Labordia hirtella var. imbricata O. Deg. & Sherff; Labordia hirtella var. laevis Sherff; Labordia hirtella var. laevisepala O. Deg. & Sherff; Labordia hirtella var. microcalyx Hillebr.; Labordia hirtella var. microphylla Hillebr.; Labordia hirtella var. sororia Sherff; Labordia hypoleuca var. nahikuana (Sherff) O. Deg. & I. Deg.; Labordia membranacea H. Mann; Labordia membranacea var. exigua Sherff; Labordia olympiana Sherff; Labordia pallida H. Mann; Labordia pallida var. hispidula Sherff; Labordia pedunculata Sherff; Labordia wawrana Sherff.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Geniostoma hirtellum
- Hawaiian names
- Kāmakahala
- Other names
- Geniostoma hirtellum · Kāmakahala · Labordia baillonii H. St. John · Labordia cyrtandrae var. nahikuana Sherff · Labordia echitis Baill. · Labordia hirtella H. Mann · Labordia hirtella var. haleakalana Sherff · Labordia hirtella var. hispidior Sherff · Labordia hirtella var. imbricata O. Deg. & Sherff · Labordia hirtella var. laevis Sherff · Labordia hirtella var. laevisepala O. Deg. & Sherff · Labordia hirtella var. microcalyx Hillebr. · Labordia hirtella var. microphylla Hillebr. · Labordia hirtella var. sororia Sherff · Labordia hypoleuca var. nahikuana (Sherff) O. Deg. & I. Deg. · Labordia membranacea H. Mann · Labordia membranacea var. exigua Sherff · Labordia olympiana Sherff · Labordia pallida H. Mann · Labordia pallida var. hispidula Sherff · Labordia pedunculata Sherff · Labordia wawrana Sherff
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Smithsonian checklist assessment: Apparently Secure; U.S. status: No Status
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Island-level occurrence is retained; finer locality is intentionally withheld
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Mesic forest · Wet forest
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable habitat substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable flowers or seed and suitable establishment conditions; species-specific reproductive review remains open
- Shelter
- Suitable native vegetation structure and substrate
- Growth form
- Tree; Shrub
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Species-specific threat review pending; no fine-location evidence is published in this card
- Conservation actions
- Protect native habitat and verify species-specific actions against current conservation sources
- Monitoring
- Taxonomic identity, population condition, recruitment, and locally documented pressures; exact locations withheld
- Data gaps
- Species-specific ecology and threat citations · Reproductive phenology · Fine-scale habitat information intentionally not published
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- Kāmakahala (Geniostoma hirtellum) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.